Development and validation of the gestational diabetes mellitus holistic healthcare needs scale

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The GDM Holistic Healthcare Needs Scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring the holistic healthcare needs of women with gestational diabetes mellitus. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

Cathy Agarwal; Abu Saleh; Mary-Ellen Hooper; Indira Samarawickrema; Vivienne Lewis; Rati Jani; Mary Bushell; Ella Kurz; Christopher J. Nolan; Deborah Davis

doi:10.1016/j.pcd.2026.03.002

March 1, 2026Primary care diabetesOpen Access

Development and validation of the gestational diabetes mellitus holistic healthcare needs scale

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The research aims to develop and validate a scale for assessing healthcare needs in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Developed a healthcare needs scale specific for GDM.
Conducted validation studies to assess convergent and discriminant validity.
Tested reliability through various statistical analyses.
The scale demonstrated adequate convergent and discriminant validity.
Reliability tests confirmed the scale's consistency for measuring healthcare needs.

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Implication

A new scale measures healthcare needs in women with gestational diabetes, indicating its effectiveness for holistic assessment.

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The GDM Holistic Healthcare Needs Scale shows adequate convergent and discriminant validity and reliability to measure the holistic healthcare needs of women with GDM.

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Agarwal et al. (2026) studied this question.

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